Cleaning blade packaging material

Abstract

Provided is a packaging material for cleaning blades including: a set of support part main bodies each supporting both end parts of holder parts; a connecting part for connecting the set of support part main bodies; and a storage part that is a space between the set of support part main bodies and that stores a plurality of the cleaning blades which are supported by the set of support part main bodies and are stacked in a vertical direction, wherein a first support part main body and a second support part main body in the set of support part main bodies support either of the end parts of the holder parts of the stacked plurality of cleaning blades, and are provided with a first supporting part or a second supporting part including a groove that extends in a vertical direction and is open at the upper side thereof.

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         11 . A packaging material for cleaning blades each having a blade body which is brought into slide contact with a surface of a latent image carrier, and a holder part for supporting a non-slide-contact portion of the blade body, comprising:
 a set of support part main bodies supporting respective opposite end portions of the holder parts of the cleaning blades;   a connecting part for connecting the set of support part main bodies; and   a storage part in the form of a space between the set of support part main bodies for storing a plurality of the cleaning blades supported by the set of support part main bodies and stacked in a vertical direction;   wherein a first support part main body which is one of the set of support part main bodies has a first supporting part in the form of a groove extending in the vertical direction and opening upward, for supporting one end portions of the holder parts of the plurality of stacked cleaning blades, and   a second support part main body which is the other of the set of support part main bodies has a second supporting part in the form of a groove extending in the vertical direction and opening upward, for supporting the other end portions of the holder parts of the plurality of stacked cleaning blades.   
     
     
         12 . A packaging material for cleaning blades according to  claim 11 , wherein
 the first support part main body of the set of support part main bodies has a first insertion-removal opening for inserting or removing therethrough the one end portion of the holder part of the cleaning blade, and a first engagement-fixation portion for fixing the one end portions of the holder parts of the plurality of stacked cleaning blades through engagement with the first insertion-removal opening, and   the second support part main body of the set of support part main bodies has a second insertion-removal opening for inserting or removing therethrough the other end portion of the holder part of the cleaning blade, and a second engagement-fixation portion for fixing the other end portions of the holder parts of the plurality of stacked cleaning blades through engagement with the second insertion-removal opening.   
     
     
         13 . A packaging material for cleaning blades according to  claim 11 , wherein
 the first supporting part has a surface for bearing the one end portion of the holder part of the cleaning blade, and   the second supporting part has a surface for bearing the other end portion of the holder part of the cleaning blade.   
     
     
         14 . A packaging material for cleaning blades according to  claim 13 , wherein
 in the first supporting part, at least a portion of the surface for bearing the one end portion of the holder part of the cleaning blade is a first inclined surface inclined from a horizontal surface, and   in the second supporting part, at least a portion of the surface for bearing the other end portion of the holder part of the cleaning blade is a second inclined surface inclined from a horizontal surface.   
     
     
         15 . A packaging material for cleaning blades according to  claim 11 , wherein the set of support part main bodies has a structure capable of restricting a longitudinal movement of the plurality of stacked cleaning blades stored in the storage part. 
     
     
         16 . A packaging material for cleaning blades according to  claim 15 , wherein
 the first support part main body has a first positioning portion for determining at least one end position of the cleaning blade at the one end portions of the holder parts of the plurality of stacked cleaning blades, and   the second support part main body has a second positioning portion for determining at least one end position of the cleaning blade at the other end portions of the holder parts of the plurality of stacked cleaning blades.   
     
     
         17 . A packaging material for cleaning blades according to  claim 16 , wherein the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion are contact surfaces in contact with respective end portions of the holder part of the cleaning blade, or inserting protrusions to be inserted through respective holes extending in a thickness direction through respective end portions of the holder part of the cleaning blade. 
     
     
         18 . A packaging material for cleaning blades according to  claim 12 , wherein
 the first engagement-fixation portion has a first cushioning on at least a portion of a facing surface facing the one end portions of the holder parts of the plurality of stacked cleaning blades, and   the second engagement-fixation portion has a second cushioning on at least a portion of a facing surface facing the other end portions of the holder parts of the plurality of stacked cleaning blades.   
     
     
         19 . A packaging material for cleaning blades according to  claim 11 , further comprising a lid member for closing the first supporting part and the second supporting part. 
     
     
         20 . A packaging material for cleaning blades according to  claim 12 , further comprising a lid member for closing the first supporting part and the second supporting part,
 wherein the lid member has the first engagement-fixation portion to be engaged with the first insertion-removal opening, and the second engagement-fixation portion to be engaged with the second insertion-removal opening at its longitudinally opposite end portions, respectively.